Somali-born Woman, Ilhan Omar Made History By Winning Democrat Primary Race For State Representative In US

Somali-born activist Ilhan Omar made history by winning a fiercely competitive DFL primary in a Minneapolis House district

This means she likely will become the nation’s first Somali-American legislator next year.

Omar unseated DFL Representative Phyllis Kahn, who is the longest-serving legislators in state history.

Born in Somalia, Omar, 33, and her family escaped civil war and lived for four years in a Kenyan refugee camp before ultimately moving to the Somali-American neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside, where she has lived for nearly two decades and is currently director of policy initiatives at Women Organizing Women. The StarTribune reports. (Online pictures)